Biology B: Unit 1| 75 Questions| With Complete Solutions
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Biology B
The ability for some individuals to be better suited for survival and reproduction is called _____________. correct answer: Fitness
Which of the following is NOT needed in a population in order for natural selection to act? correct answer: A strong body
When Darwin published his theory of e...
Biology B: Unit 1| 75 Questions| With
Complete Solutions
The ability for some individuals to be better suited for survival and reproduction is called _____________. correct answer: Fitness
Which of the following is NOT needed in a population in order for natural selection to act? correct answer: A strong body
When Darwin published his theory of evolution, he included all of the following ideas except ____________. correct answer: Mendel's ideas about genetics
Which scientist's ideas on geology influenced the theory of evolution during the 1800s? correct answer: Hutton and Lyell
Darwin conducted much of his research on _____________. correct answer: The Galapagos Islands
Natural selection could NOT occur without ___________. correct answer: genetic variation in a species
According to Darwin, evolution occurs __________. correct answer: because of natural selection Which of the following scientists proposed that conditions such as war, diseases, or lack of food play a role in limiting population growth? correct answer: Thomas Malthus
Which statement best represents differential reproduction? correct answer: Individuals with certain adaptions survive and produce offspring with those characteristics
A change over time is called ________. correct answer: evolution
The process by which a species becomes better suited to its environment is known as ______________. correct answer: adaption
Which of the following scientists wrote Principles of Geology, which Darwin used to explain the observations he made on his voyage around the world? correct answer: Charles Lyell
Darwin and Lamarck agreed that changes in species are linked to ________________. correct answer: environmental conditions
Darwin often used the phrase "________________" to suggest that species must have descended from preexisting species and that change took place over time. correct answer: descent with modification
Which of the following organisms would you expect to find in a layer of rock at the bottom of a deep canyon? correct answer: a trilobite
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